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Thelma B. "Burdick" Palmiter

Thelma B. "Burdick" Palmiter

Jan 22, 2016

Thelma B. Palmiter Alfred Station Thelma B. Palmiter, 91, of State Route 244, passed away peacefully Friday (January 22, 2016) at her home in Alfred Station, with her family at her side. Born in Alfred Station, NY, on March 25, 1924, the daughter of Arthur E. and M. Gretchen (Clare) Burdick, she was a lifelong area resident, except for 2...

Harlan P. Mullen

Harlan P. Mullen

Jan 21, 2016

Harlan P. Mullen Almond Harlan P. Mullen, 91, formerly of Karr Valley Road, Almond passed away Thursday (January 21, 2016) at the Wellsville Manor Hills, with his brother Roger Mullen by his side. He was born in North Bingham, PA, April 8, 1924, the son of Irving and Bess (Empson) Mullen. Harlan was very proud of his service in the...

Marjorie E. "Waight" Matacale

Marjorie E. "Waight" Matacale

Jan 20, 2016

Marjorie E. Matacale Canisteo Marjorie E. Matacale, 91, of 28 Second Street, passed away Wednesday evening (January 20, 2016) at her home. Born in Corning, April 5, 1924, the daughter of Volney and Etta Herrneckar Waight, she had resided in Canisteo since 1959. She was a graduate of Hornell High School and had been employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse...

Jacquelyn L. "Jackie" Ellis

Jacquelyn L. "Jackie" Ellis

Jan 19, 2016

Jacquelyn L. "Jackie" Ellis Arkport Jacquelyn L. "Jackie" Ellis, 80, of Bishopville Road, passed away Tuesday (January 19, 2016) at home. Born in North Hornell, May 4, 1935, the daughter of Leo and Alberta Patton Fisher, she had resided in Arkport, all of her adult life. She was a graduate of the Hornell High School class of 1953. Jackie worked...

Roberta J. "Aultman" Norton

Roberta J. "Aultman" Norton

Jan 14, 2016

Roberta J. Norton Canisteo Roberta J. Norton, 69, of 5th Street, formerly of Hammer Creek Rd., passed away Thursday (January 14, 2016) at Robert Packer Hosptial, Sayre PA. Born May 2, 1946 in Champaign IL, the daughter of Olean and Veronica Pyer Aultman, she had resided in Canisteo all of her adult life. She was a graduate of the Arkport...

Doris M. "Pulver" Boone

Doris M. "Pulver" Boone

Jan 11, 2016

Doris M. Boone Hornell Doris M. Boone, 94, formerly of Fairview Ave., passed away Monday (January 11, 2016) at Updykes Willow Ridge in Hornell where she had resided since 2011. Born in Elmira, October 26, 1921, the daughter of Richard and Pearl Dunbar Pulver, she had resided most of her life in Hornell. Doris was a graduate of the Hornell...

Donald L. Karns

Donald L. Karns

Jan 8, 2016

Donald L. Karns Sr. Arkport Donald L. Karns Sr., 79, of State Rt. 36, passed away Friday (January 8, 2016) at his home. Born in Hornellsville, January 12, 1936, the son of Hardy and Grace Higgins Karns, he had resided in Arkport all his life. Donald was a graduate of the Arkport Central School class of 1953 and served his...

Robert E. "Bob" Cole

Robert E. "Bob" Cole

Jan 6, 2016

Robert E. Cole Canisteo Robert E. Cole, 77, of Bennett Street, passed away Wednesday (January 6, 2016) at St James Mercy Hospital. Born in North Hornell, March 26, 1938, the son of Chester and Louise Clark Cole, he was a graduate of the Hornell High School class of 1956. In 1955 Bob joined the US Army National Guard and retired...

Anna M. "Snyder" Trowbridge

Anna M. "Snyder" Trowbridge

Jan 3, 2016

ANNA MARIE (SNYDER) TROWBRIDGE WELLSVILLE—Anna Marie (Snyder) Trowbridge, 89, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 following an extended illness, at Manor Hills Assisted Living in Wellsville where she had resided the past two years. Born April 29, 1926 in the Town of Ward, she was the daughter of Carl and Adeline "Addie" (Harding) Snyder. She had attended the former Alfred High...

Althea E. "Gillette" Bentley

Althea E. "Gillette" Bentley

Jan 3, 2016

Althea E. Gillette Bentley, age 89 of Sevierville, TN passed away Sunday (January 3, 2016. She was born August 9, 1926 in Fillmore, NY to the late Robert E. and Mabel Maxson Gillette. She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Oliver J. Bentley and sisters Anita Carter and Wilma Ferris and brothers Donald, Robert, Russell, and Ronald "Ike" Gillette....

Ruth B. "Battles" Travis

Ruth B. "Battles" Travis

Jan 3, 2016

Ruth B. Travis Canisteo Ruth B. Travis, 92, formerly of Greenwood St., passed away Sunday (January 3, 2016) at her daughter's home in Windsor. Born in Meadville, PA, January 20, 1923, the daughter of Dale and Hazel Johnson Battles, she had resided in the Canisteo area since 1948. Ruth was a graduate of the Hornell High School Class of 1939...

Aristides A. Bud"" Villa

Aristides A. Bud"" Villa

Jan 1, 2016

Aristides A. "Bud" Villa Jr. Angelica Aristides A. "Bud" Villa Jr. 85, of Swift Rd., passed away Thursday (July 28, 2016) at the Wellsville Manor. Born in Gardenville, New York July 1, 1931, the son of Aristides Villa Sr. and Agnes Gushea Villa, he had resided most of his life in Buffalo, moving to Angelica in 1975. Bud had been...

Reginald A. Reg"" Evans

Reginald A. Reg"" Evans

Jan 1, 2016

Reginald "Reg" A. Evans Hornell Reginald A. Evans, 70, of 229 Vincent Street, passed away Friday (January 8, 2016) at Jones Memorial Hospital. Born in North Hornell, September 10, 1945, the son of Robert E. and Marjorie (Acomb) Evans, he was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Hornell High School. He joined the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War...

Alexander C. Prigge

Alexander C. Prigge

Dec 30, 2015

Alexander C. Prigge Hornell Alexander C. Prigge, 7 Month old son of Jarod and Bekki Bostock Prigge passed away unexpectedly Wednesday (December 30, 2015) at St. James Mercy Hospital. Born on May 26, 2015 in Dansville, he had spent the first months of his life at the Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester before going home to be with his family...

Roderick C. Ford

Roderick C. Ford

Dec 18, 2015

Roderick C. Ford Greenwood Roderick C. Ford, of Greenwood passed Friday (December 18, 2015) at his home "He said He didn't feel well". Rod succumbed from his lifetime addiction to taters and gravy. Born in the town of Jasper on May 23, 1944, the son of Jennings B. and Betty Bailey Ford. Rod was a graduate of the former Angelica...

Otis L. Marvin

Otis L. Marvin

Dec 16, 2015

Otis L. Marvin Alfred Station Otis L. Marvin, 81, of State Rt. 244, passed away Wednesday (December 16, 2015) at the Wellsville Manor. Born in Andover, January 12, 1934, the son of Leon and Vivia Vanderhoef Marvin, he had resided in Alfred Station for many years. Otis was a graduate of the Painted Post High School Class of 1952 and...

Mark T. Culley

Mark T. Culley

Dec 9, 2015

Mark T. Culley Cheektowaga/Hornell Mark T. Culley, 42, of Autumn Wood Dr., passed away after a battle with illness, Wednesday (December 9, 2015) in Hornell. Born in Niagara Falls, June 15, 1973, the son of Paul and Cynthia Haskin Culley, he had resided in Cheektowaga, for many years. Mark was a graduate of the Alfred-Almond Central School Class of 1991...

Mary Ella "Wilson" Kernan

Mary Ella "Wilson" Kernan

Dec 5, 2015

Mary Ella Kernan Canisteo Mary Ella Kernan, 85, of 16 Eighth Street, passed away Saturday (December 5, 2015) at St James Mercy Hospital. Born in Hornell, NY, June 21, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Bessie Knight Wilson, she had resided in Canisteo all her life. Mary Ella had worked at the former Westinghouse Plant in Bath, Marion Rohr's in...

Freida G. Downing

Freida G. Downing

Nov 24, 2015

Freida G. Downing Canisteo Freida G. Downing, 97, formerly of 3rd St., passed away Tuesday (November 24, 2015) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Belmont, February 18, 1918, the daughter of Donald F. and Louann Davis Spratt, she was a graduate of Hornell High School, class of 1936. She moved to Buffalo in 1941 and returned to Canisteo in 1980....

Hoxsie L. Crosby

Hoxsie L. Crosby

Nov 24, 2015

Hoxsie L. Crosby Ft. Collins Hoxsie L. Crosby, 84, a native of Hornell, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday (November 24, 2015) at his home in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Hoxsie was born and raised in Hornell and graduated from HHS "Class of 1949". He was a member of the Hornell High School Alumni Association for the past few years....

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